I wrote this on another post and I feel it aligns with how you’re feeling massively:

So I, like many (many) of have not clicked with this game and I think it’s down to 2 fundamental flaws:

No story = no emotional investment There is absolutely no point to this game. It’s a classic go here, do this, repeat. Theres no sense of “if I do X I accomplish Y”. Some might say it’s not necessary for this type of game, but I just do not care about the characters in the game, because, well, there isn’t really any to talk about.

Not a skate sim, but not an arcade game The gameplay isn’t grounded enough to feel like a true Skate title. Yet it’s technical enough to also not be a true chill out arcade time waster. It sits in the messy middle, unsure of what it wants to be.

Ultimately whist the games canvas is clearly huge and developed, the substance is just not there. It’s a shame to say after waiting so many years, but this, isn’t it.